Red Line Improvement Program

Updated on December 11, 2018

About the Project

Timeline: 2015-2022

Status: Construction

Summary

As the MBTA prepares for the arrival of our new and expanded Red Line fleet, we’re making infrastructure investments to support storage, testing, and maintenance of the new vehicles. These investments are part of the Red Line/Orange Line Improvements Program.

This work is being done alongside the signal systems upgrade project, also part of the program.

Cabot Yard and Maintenance Facility Improvements

Cabot Yard, where all of the Red Line’s vehicles are stored and cared for each day, will get major infrastructure upgrades to accommodate the new fleet.

Features

All new rail yard tracks, power systems, and signals

Modern upgrades to the vehicle maintenance facility, which was built in the 1970s, including new diagnostics equipment, a canopy for outdoor maintenance work and an efficient and environmentally friendly car wash

Benefits

Upgraded track, power, and signals systems so trains can be moved through the yard, stored, and put back into service reliably